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Note: The following post is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2511480/posts
US mulls putting Pakistan Taliban on terrorism list
Rueters ^ | 5-11-10 | Rueters
Posted on May 11, 2010 2:53:05 PM PDT by NoLibZone
* ‘Terrorist’ designation would lead to punitive measures
* Five Democratic senators urge Clinton to make the move (Adds more from State Department spokesman)
By Sue Pleming
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it was looking into putting the Pakistani Taliban, the group tied to the failed car bombing in New York’s Times Square, on the U.S. list of “foreign terrorist” groups.
Adding the Pakistani Taliban to the list would trigger punitive measures such as freezing assets tied to the group, barring foreign nationals with links to it from entering the United States and making it a crime to give any material help.
“It is something we are considering in light of what happened, and obviously the investigation will yield information that might give us greater clarity,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters.
Crowley said there was a lengthy legal process before a group could be designated a “foreign terrorist organization” and he did not know when a decision would be made.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
blog:
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/05/senators-designate-pakistani-taliban-a-foreign
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“Senators: Designate Pakistani Taliban a Foreign Terrorist Organization”
by IPT News • May 12, 2010 at 9:19 am
SNIPPET: “In the wake of the failed car bombing in Times Square, the State Department is pursuing avenues to blacklist the terrorist group behind the attack.
On Sunday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that there was conclusive evidence that Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (Pakistani Taliban) was to blame for the attack carried out by Faisal Shahzad:
“We know that they helped facilitate it. We know that they probably helped finance it. And that he was working at their direction.””
SNIPPET: “Designating the Pakistani Taliban as an FTO would have the effect of making the group persona non grata in the international community—imposing severe travel and financial sanctions on members. It also would make it illegal to provide any assistance to the group.”